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168 Berger classic hunter on 100yd deer??
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<blockquote data-quote="varmintH8R" data-source="post: 881205" data-attributes="member: 39801"><p>For the remainder of the story, I didn't take any pics so you will have to take me at my word. When gutting her, I completely split her chest to get a good look at the heart and lungs without damaging them. </p><p></p><p>The front-side entry started off in the right lung with an obvious, caliber sized hole. The lung had damage, but was not destroyed by any means. From there, the bullet entered the top portion of the heart, beginning again with a caliber-size wound. </p><p></p><p>On the offside of the heart, it was clear the bullet had expanded. The top left of the heart was obliterated, with a 2" jagged exit. There were heart internals that were turned outwards. I'm no medical examiner - lets just say there was lots of damage. </p><p></p><p>The expanded bullet then entered the left lung and thoroughly destroyed about a third of it. The bullet than exited the offside rib cage leaving a large round hole, maybe 2.5" in diameter. </p><p></p><p>So, I found this to be very interesting. The bullet clearly expanded and caused major damage to the heart and the offside lung. The near side lung had less damage. Again, I'm no biologist but I would consider the carnage inside the animal to be about as traumatic as possible (barring larger ordinance). Despite this, the deer ran a solid 100+yds, dead on its feet, before dropping. </p><p></p><p>I have still yet to experience a DRT with any bullet that wasn't placed in the CNS. I did bow-shoot a deer this year that dropped after 20 yards. As you might expect, the damage inside (double lung) was not even comparable to what the Berger did.</p><p></p><p>Overall I was impressed with the performance of the bullet at the modest velocities of this set-up. I would not hesitate to use it out of my 280AI at much higher velocity/longer range for deer. Larger game? That will be next year's experiment (hopefully).</p><p></p><p>Good luck out there</p><p></p><p>Brandon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="varmintH8R, post: 881205, member: 39801"] For the remainder of the story, I didn't take any pics so you will have to take me at my word. When gutting her, I completely split her chest to get a good look at the heart and lungs without damaging them. The front-side entry started off in the right lung with an obvious, caliber sized hole. The lung had damage, but was not destroyed by any means. From there, the bullet entered the top portion of the heart, beginning again with a caliber-size wound. On the offside of the heart, it was clear the bullet had expanded. The top left of the heart was obliterated, with a 2" jagged exit. There were heart internals that were turned outwards. I'm no medical examiner - lets just say there was lots of damage. The expanded bullet then entered the left lung and thoroughly destroyed about a third of it. The bullet than exited the offside rib cage leaving a large round hole, maybe 2.5" in diameter. So, I found this to be very interesting. The bullet clearly expanded and caused major damage to the heart and the offside lung. The near side lung had less damage. Again, I'm no biologist but I would consider the carnage inside the animal to be about as traumatic as possible (barring larger ordinance). Despite this, the deer ran a solid 100+yds, dead on its feet, before dropping. I have still yet to experience a DRT with any bullet that wasn't placed in the CNS. I did bow-shoot a deer this year that dropped after 20 yards. As you might expect, the damage inside (double lung) was not even comparable to what the Berger did. Overall I was impressed with the performance of the bullet at the modest velocities of this set-up. I would not hesitate to use it out of my 280AI at much higher velocity/longer range for deer. Larger game? That will be next year's experiment (hopefully). Good luck out there Brandon [/QUOTE]
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